Setting Print Layout options

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In this movie, Mike shows how to get a layout started correctly from the beginning, with the correct page size and orientation, as well as margins and columns, and whether a document is set up with facing pages that form readers' spreads. In this tutorial, Mike also demonstrates setting up the Print Layout Options.

- [Voiceover] When you think about…the most basic aspects of a Print Layout,…you might think of page size and orientation,…margins and columns,…and whether a document is set up with facing pages…that form spreads.…And you can set all of these things right from the start…when you first create a layout with Print Layout options.…Let's take a look.…Let's create a new Print Layout…by choosing File, New, Project,…and for Layout Type, we'll choose Print.…By default, the Layout window in QuarkXPress…contains tabs like a web browser.…

This is because you can include multiple…layouts in the same project,…and you can navigate between each layout…by clicking those tabs,…just like you were surfing pages in a web browser.…But if you don't plan on putting multiple layouts…in the same project and you care about using every bit…of screen space,…then you might wanna turn off the tabs…by selecting Single Layout Mode.…Choosing this does not stop you…from adding additional layouts later on.…Next, we have Page Sizes.…Common sizes like Letter, Legal,…

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Updated

10/19/2017

Released

5/24/2016

QuarkXPress is one of the original page layout applications. The most recent version, 2016, is a powerful and compelling alternative to popular competitors like Adobe InDesign. This course will teach you the essential skills you need to use QuarkXPress for professional publishing projects, both print and digital.

Mike Rankin covers the interface and preferences, and the basics of working with documents, master pages, layers, and items (the design elements of a QuarkXPress layout). He then goes over how to import text, format it, and control alignment, leading, and spacing around paragraph and text boxes. There are chapters dedicated to tables, images, and interactivity, as well as the output and publishing options in QuarkXPress, including EPUB and HTML5. Focus on just the topics you need to complete your next layout, or watch the entire course to master the desktop publishing workflow.

Topics include:

What is QuarkXPress?

Setting preferences

Creating new documents and pages

Moving and merging layers in QuarkXPress

Using the Bezier Pen tool

Importing and editing text

Applying fonts

Working with bullets and numbering

Using style sheets

Creating anchored text boxes

Formatting tables

Controlling color and opacity

Adding hyperlinks, video, and animation

Exporting QuarkXPress files

Skill Level Beginner

6h 18m

Duration

60,711

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Q: This course was updated on 10/19/2017. What changed?

A: The following topics were updated: converting imported PDFs to QuarkXPress items and exporting to HTML5 publications. In addition, new videos were added that cover using shape tools, working with text spans and splits, nondestructive image editing, and applying transparency blend modes to items.